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As a Commonweawf country, Canada's dipwomatic missions in de capitaws of oder Commonweawf countries are referred to as High Commissions (as opposed to embassies). Canada has dipwomatic and consuwar offices (incwuding honorary consuws dat are not incwuded in dis wist) in over 270 wocations in approximatewy 180 foreign countries.

Under de terms of de Canada–Austrawia Consuwar Services Sharing Agreement, de two countries provide consuwar services to each oder's citizens at a number of wocations around de worwd. At dis time, dere are 19 wocations where Canadian offices provide consuwar services to Austrawians, and 12 oder cities where Canadians can obtain consuwar services from Austrawian offices. In an emergency, Canadians can awso seek assistance from British offices around de worwd if dere is no resident Canadian office.

The province of Quebec has its own Ministry of Internationaw Rewations (French: Ministère des Rewations internationawes) and a network of severaw representative officers "to promote and defend Québec's interests internationawwy whiwe ensuring respect for its audority and de consistency of government activities", incwuding 11 dewegations, 9 bureaus and 6 antennas.[1] Some consider de scope and size of its network of offices to be part of a warger effort by de government of Quebec to convince foreign nations to accept sovereignty as Quebec's destiny.[2] Oder provinces, such as Awberta, British Cowumbia, and Ontario, awso maintain offices abroad.[3]